Most Popular Last Name in the US

A person’s last name is what connects them to their past. Someone’s last name is what gives them a sense of identity, individuality, and family pride. There are countless last names in the United States today, but what is the most popular last name?

There are 2,772,200 Smiths living in the US as of the 2000 US Census, making it the most common last name. Everyone’s met a Smith. They’re everywhere. Some famous Smiths include Emmett Smith of Dallas Cowboys fame and Joseph Smith founder of the popular Mormon religion. John Smith was on one of the first ships to land and make settlement in Jamestown, VA, before falling in love with Native American princess Pocahontas. No Smith has been to the moon yet, but you can bet that they one day will.

Everyone has a last name, unless you are Madonna or Prince, in which case you are too good for last names. Smith is the most popular last name in the United States, and having a last name is much more popular than not having one.

i dont think so! my last name is brown and i am just fine the way i am!!! sooo before you go posting stuff like that you should really think about that because people are who they are sooo get over it!!!!!!!

I'm happy to say that my last name is unique and beautiful ^-^ but seriously, any name with those last names just sounds bland. Like, nearly every name will work with them, but none of them have anything special to them. I could be Liz Brown or Liz Williams, but that's just too boring, which is why I took my mom's last name 😀 (she kept it when she married my dad and then I got her name. cool or what!)

I think that this is dumb everyone is talking about last names…your last name really means nothing. Why would you change it to give more personality? That sounds like alot of worthless effort. Your born with it so keep it, not a big deal. P.S Katie, Chloe probably doesn’t care if she spelt “their” wrong FYI

Every time someone finds out my name, they’re like “Oh, what a cool name!” I love my last name. And I think the popular last names aren’t very cool. Although it’s easy to give a baby a first name when your last name is “Smith” or “Jones” etc. I am proud of my name, and I think everyone should. And you should always live up to your name.

I absolutely LOVE my last name. It's extremely rare, and it often sparks conversations. The problem is that my stinky husband's last namy is JONES (ewwww). I know it's not that bad, but I really love my name. I've been fighting to keep it, and it has worked for the last year, but I'm running out of ideas. I guess I just have to figure something out.

nair is my last name.
even if its a popular last name(atleast in the place where i come from..) im not going to change it..
ITS FREAKIN AWESOME MANN!
like..yeah u can make fun of it too..
Nair? isnt that a hair remover cream? 😀

wow who cares your name is not what defines you it is your personality and your action. Your last name is the name of your ancestry. You should keep it the same if you truly feel strong enough about changing a name then change you first name which is the real name that defines you.

It would be cool to know that somebody is a jerk, honest, stupid, a genius, has no sense of humor, etc. just by their names, but I am afraid it is not possible. The way things are is that your last name was practically somebody else’s first name, and it worked fine for them. If you have to, change your own name–your first name.
Your name is just an identifier so you will not be confused with others (mostly) but not a personal profile. Why would you care if people who do not know you could not tell who you were by your name?

my last name is Smith,, and i think there areups and downs to it ….. no1 is going to say it wrong, i lik my nicknam smitty but bad is there are alot of smittys and if u get stopped by a cop or teacher they always say that sounds lik a john smith r u lyin gets me mad wonder how my dad john smith feels

I think that it doesn’t matter what your last name is because whatever it is, it is what it is, and I don’t think that you should go and change it. I mean, it was what you were born with. For example, if you have brown hair, and you were born with it, and it’s fine, but blonde hair would look good, but it’s not you, why would you change it? And what if you couldn’t go back to being a brunette ever?

Everyone who said that these names are boring should rethink that statement. These names are popular because they have history and are connected to many different characters throughout the world. My last name is Johnson and I love it because it mean something special, despite whatever you DiCaprios and Van Allens think. A name does not define what kind of personality you have, but where your kin has come from. If one would change it to make their last name “better”, it would just feel like one is getting plastic surgery.

my last name is terry and i wouldn’t change it unless i was getting married.just because its not the most common last name doesnt mean i should be like everyone else and go get a last name like brown,smith,or any other popular last name. and you people need to get your facts right! way more people have the last name jackson than jones like c’mon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY last name is Cayton, there really aren’t that many people with my “rather unique” last name, and in Indiana most of us are related. Does anyone out there also have our last name? I’d really be interested to connect with others that I would (possibly) be related to, also more of our family history. reach me at carolynlarsson1960@yahoo.com Waiting to hear…..

My name is Alex Carter and i love it!!! Even if your last name is popular you should love being who you are. If you change your name it’s just ruining your family history and heritage. So think twice before you change your name.

I really dislike popular last names. They are definitely boring. If you had a hyphenated name and you were a woman and you decided to keep your last name and add your husband’s you would have to have two hyphens in your name. But anyways, Rheagan I don’t blame you for disliking your last name. There is no way I would want to be a Brown or Smith. I love my first name and my middle name Joyce, but I don’t care to much for my last name.